Warm Wild Flowers

I'm calling this one Warm Wildflowers

I am finding that its hard to get started when I have stopped painting for a while for whatever reasons. It's almost like starting over and learning the same things I have done before all over again.

I decided I need to paint, wheather it is good, bad or in between I had to get started.

So finely, I started this painting about 2 weeks ago or so and finished today. It put me back in the spirit to paint and was much needed.

Happy Holidays

Hi all, I have ePackets for the painters, Wall Paintings, Home Decor and more for sale.

Finely opened the store. It took a while tho, seems code, etc., never goes the right way the first time and to be able to stay around and work on it was a chore in itself so, as stated before, it took some time but still hoping not too late for the Holidays.

Happy Holidays

Thanks everyone in advance.

Betty

Rainy Days

Are great for reading, painting, housework, baking and maybe a big pot of chili to.
If time permits, I've been thinking about doing a painting of still life, maybe a wine bottle, hopefully a glass half full of wine, grapes and leaves, candle, cheese and of course I will have to throw in some daisies since I love them.
Just need the time to sit and sketch how I want them placed and decide on colors for background and table cloth. But then by the time I get ready to start it, seems like things change and elements are added and some even taken out completely. I guess I'll see what happens.
I will post my final painting when done.

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Browsing Other Blogs

I have run on to some really interesting Blogs for artists.
But, one that captured my heart is the "Art Helping Animals" blog (http://arthelpinganimals.blogspot.com/).
We have always loved animals, I'm very partial to mini Schnauzers.
I've had two in my lifetime and both were the smartest and easiest to train dogs of all we've ever had. They are like little people.
But back to reason I'm posting this...

In (West) Athens, AL
Just a few days ago, our neighbors dog came up missing
and the whole neighborhood has been looking for her. We
call her our little neighborhood (a neighborhood of only 7 houses)
dog, we all love her.

She looks like a mix of boxer and pit, light brown and white hair
with the most loving and sweet natured personality.
She just had puppies 2 weeks ago and now the 8 little pups
have no mother to nurse from. The owners of the dog
are just sick and broken hearted, a young couple with
twin baby girls a couple months old have taken turns
scouring the countryside for their beloved dog, and feeding,
cleaning and caring for the pups between taking care of their
twin babies.
I guess I wrote about this in hopes someone
may read it and just happen to be from this area or close
that may see a young dog that looks like her and is a strang dog in
your area. Please contact us.
We would like to reunite this little dog with her family and
neighborhood family.

My latest painting

I saw a TV artist teaching this beautiful scene so, when the show was over I couldn't resist trying it myself.

I did change it some to make it my own.

We live in a beautiful county with lots of water, hills and country landscape.

I have to get out and get some pictures taken before the weather turns cold.

I plan on taking lots of pictures for reference to use when it's too cold to visit the countryside and will share these for your painting reference also.

Maybe a "paint-in" would be fun for us. Your paintings can be posted to. Sounds like fun to me.

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I am not confident enough to call myself a fine artist, maybe a student of art or emerging artist in impressionism. To me, art seems to be ever learning. There are so many things and images, new mediums, brushes, techniques, etc. to try and to learn. I love it, it keeps my interest going.

Besides being fun, it is relaxing and a wonderful way to get away from the hectic schedules. Kind of like slipping away for a little bit.

I enjoy painting from photos of landscapes, scenery, our feathered friends and some animals, painting structures like old barns and buildings and familiar sites of local towns and towns where I have visited. Occasionally I paint saws (esp. like the old two handled cross cut saws) with tractors and farm scenes.

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